Netherlands vs Nicaragua: Annual afforestation
Netherlands
7,290 hectares per year
in 2020
Nicaragua
6,740 hectares per year
in 2020
Netherlands rank
22nd
Nicaragua rank
24th
Annual afforestation over time
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 7,290 hectares per year against 6,740 hectares per year in Nicaragua, a difference of 550 hectares per year.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 22nd and Nicaragua ranks 24th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,560 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 2,560 hectares per year | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4,000 hectares per year | 2,610 hectares per year | 1,390 hectares per year | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2,955 hectares per year | 7,205 hectares per year | 4,250 hectares per year | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 7,290 hectares per year | 6,740 hectares per year | 550 hectares per year | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Netherlands or Nicaragua?
- Netherlands, at 7,290 hectares per year against 6,740 hectares per year in Nicaragua as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Netherlands and Nicaragua?
- 550 hectares per year, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Nicaragua?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and Nicaragua rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Netherlands ranks 22nd and Nicaragua ranks 24th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.